This was the first mod to my car, very expectedly, as I was not familiar with the plethora of aftermarket goodies and support for the 5th Gen Camaros. The tried and true from the 90s, watching Horsepower TV and wandering AutoZone looking for air filters and wondering how much horsepower some Royal Purple Oil would free up...Get a K&N!
A few months went by, and I went ahead and got these 1 7/8 long tube headers from Texas Speed & Performance. They looked awesome next to the stock boat anchors, and were so much lighter! I chose the catless option, and a buddy and I got them installed in a little less than 2 hours. Such an easy mod, and when we fired it up (I already had done the muffler and resonator delete, mind you) I grinned from ear to ear. Now I was loud, right?
Shiny new headers, ironic picture though, later in the journal when I catch it up to current, you will see why..
We took it out to the back 40 for a little sound test, and here it was, a straight piped stock L99 with only long tube headers and a cold air intake...eeghh
Now given that, just imagine the AFM kicking in.
until I found the way to get around it. But really, all I needed was a tune. Maybe a performance chip would do the trick, right?
Fast forward to the summer of 2018. Here is one of my 1/8 mile passes a couple of months before camming the Camaro. I was lined up against a C5 at the local track. The only difference now was that I was running open headers instead of straightpipe. I don't have the slip anymore, but the et was 8.5@8?mph